Christmas Facts for Colorado Springs

Critical Fire Weather Concerns; Storm Tracking Across the Plains

Combination of strong winds, dry conditions and above normal temperatures will result in elevated to critical fire weather concerns for the Southern Plains and portions of Southern California. This is part of a storm system that is tracking across the central Plains with occasional snow showers and heavier snow from the Rockies through the Central/Northern Plains. Read More >

Christmas in Colorado Springs

Normal High	Normal Low	Record High	Record Low	Lowest Maximum (Coldest High)	Highest Minimum (Warmest Low)
44	18	67 in 1955 1971	-15 in 1983	16 in 1962 1987	39 in 2021

SNOWFALL

Record Snowfall: 2.3 inches in 1911

Number of times with a trace or more....... 21
Number of times with an inch or more........ 6
Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 16%
Climatological chance of an inch or more..... 5%

SNOW ON GROUND

Record Snow on Ground: 7.0 inches in 1982

Number of times with a trace or more........ 30
Number of times with an inch or more....... 19
Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 40%
Climatological chance of an inch or more... 25%

The last "White Christmas" was in 1987 when there was an inch of snow during the day, and an inch of snow on the ground in the morning. Before that, the last "White Christmas" was in 1976 when there was an inch of snow during the day, and an inch of snow on the ground in the morning. While technically not a "White Christmas" by our definition, through out Christmas Eve Day (December 24th) of 1982, Colorado Springs recorded 0.60 inches of precipitation and 7.0 inches of snow.

While not a "White Christmas", early Christmas morning of 2016 brought 0.23 inches of rain (no snow) to Colorado Springs from passing showers and thunderstorms across southeast Colorado. This is the only time in which precipitation falling on Christmas Day was not in the form of snow. Christmas Day 1994 also brought an unusual surprise to the North end of Colorado Springs, and the area northward to Castle Rock. At 1206 pm, a 4.0 earthquake rocked the region, shaking houses and buildings with no major damage reported.

Snowfall records are in inches, from 1894 to the present.
Snow on the ground is at 5 am, from 1948 to the present.
Snow depth/snowfall records missing for 1996.

Current through 2023.

***White Christmas defined as >0.5 inches of snow falling on Christmas day with a least 1 inch on the ground***